Physiotherapy MSc

Accelerate your journey into a rewarding healthcare career with MSc Physiotherapy at Canterbury Christ Church University - Kent’s only fast-track route to becoming a qualified physiotherapist.

This two-year postgraduate course is designed for ambitious graduates ready to make a meaningful impact on people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life through evidence-based physiotherapy practice.

What you’ll learn
• Develop advanced clinical reasoning and practical skills to deliver person-centred physiotherapy care.



• Apply evidence-based principles to assess, plan, and evaluate treatment in varied healthcare settings



• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams, promoting integrated and equitable care.



• Build lifelong professional skills for career advancement, research, and continuous development.



• You’ll learn in world-class facilities, including our Anatomy Learning Centre and Simulation Suite, and study alongside other healthcare students to build confidence, collaboration, and communication skills essential for multidisciplinary teamwork.



The course combines academic excellence with practical experience through diverse placements across NHS and private providers, ensuring you graduate as a competent, adaptable, and autonomous practitioner.

Our expert teaching team and supportive learning environment will help you develop advanced clinical, leadership, and research skills.

At CCCU, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a learning community that empowers you to grow as a reflective, compassionate, and forward-thinking physiotherapist.

Professional accreditation

Our MSc Physiotherapy course is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
As a graduate of our course, you'll unlock a world of career opportunities. Eligible for registration with the HCPC and membership of the CSP, you'll be prepared for diverse roles in hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres, and sports institutions.

The CSP, as the professional, educational, and trade union body for the UK's 60,000 chartered physiotherapists, provides invaluable resources and these are integral in all aspects of the development and delivery of our course content.

Specialist facilities

As a healthcare student, you will have access to our specialist, industry-relevant, simulation facilities.
Physiotherapy students will be taught practical hands-on skills in their own dedicated area of the simulation suite. These facilities include equipment you would be using out on placement, to develop the skills and knowledge you need in a realistic simulated environment.

20% Alumni Discount
We offer alumni discounts on CCCU Postgraduate Taught, PGCE Primary and Secondary, and Master's by Research courses for eligible students.